How to beat a bigger, faster, stronger soccer team.

When your opponent has the ball, teach your players that the closest must be the "First Defender" and the next closest should be the "Second Defender".

The section on Formations explains what numbers like 3-2-2-3 mean, a basic description of the purpose of formations, their importance and how to choose and teach a formation.

Teaching Soccer Players Not to Get Pushed Off the Ball - the "Shoulder Tackle and Strength On the Ball" soccer drill.

If you have 2 Stoppers, let one of them come into the attack but have the other hold position near the halfway line, shifting to stay between the ball and your goal. so he or she is in position to slow down the opponent's attack.

Soccer is a team sport, and the team that functions best as a team will usually win.